Background

Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO) is a non-profit organization based in Nairobi, Kenya and New York, NY that combats urban poverty and gender inequity in the slums of Nairobi. Kennedy Odede, who grew up in the Kibera slum, founded SHOFCO in 2004 with a focus on youth and gender empowerment. SHOFCO has four initiative areas: education, health, economic an...

Job Purpose

To be responsible for creating a flexible elementary grade program and a class environment favourable to learning and personal growth; this is aimed at ultimately developing strong, ethical, community centred female leaders of tomorrow.

Key Responsibilities

• Teach music to students and nurture students’ talent by training them to play musical instruments and participation in Music and drama festival competition.
• Develop lesson plans and instructional materials.
• Provide individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student.
• Create and use variety of instruction strategies,
• Translate lesson plans into learning experiences.
• Establish and maintain standards of student behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom.
• Evaluate students’ academic and social growth.
• Prepare progress reports and keep records.
• Communicate with parents on students’ progress.
• Interpret the school program.
• Coordinate with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve health, attitude, and learning problems.
• Create an effective environment for learning.
• Select and requisition books and instructional aids.
• Maintain required inventory records.
• Supervise students in out-of-classroom activities during the school day.
• Administer group standardized tests in accordance with school and national testing program.
• Participate in curriculum development programs as required.
• Participate in faculty committees and the sponsorship of student activities.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Education (Music) or P1 certificate with Passion and abitity to teach Music
• Knowledge in CBE, Creative Arts, will be an added advantage.

Professional Qualifications

• Must be registered with Teachers Service Commission

• Teach music to students and nurture students’ talent by training them to play musical instruments and participation in Music and drama festival competition.
• Develop lesson plans and instructional materials.
• Provide individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student.
• Create and use variety of instruction strategies,
• Translate lesson plans into learning experiences.
• Establish and maintain standards of student behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom.
• Evaluate students’ academic and social growth.
• Prepare progress reports and keep records.
• Communicate with parents on students’ progress.
• Interpret the school program.
• Coordinate with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve health, attitude, and learning problems.
• Create an effective environment for learning.
• Select and requisition books and instructional aids.
• Maintain required inventory records.
• Supervise students in out-of-classroom activities during the school day.
• Administer group standardized tests in accordance with school and national testing program.
• Participate in curriculum development programs as required.
• Participate in faculty committees and the sponsorship of student activities.

• Diploma or Degree in Education (Music) or P1 certificate with Passion and abitity to teach Music
• Knowledge in CBE, Creative Arts, will be an added advantage.
• Must be registered with Teachers Service Commission